Automatic Fitness Benalla in Benalla, Victoria | Gym/Physical fitness centre

Automatic Fitness Benalla

Locality: Benalla, Victoria

Phone: +61 417 057 056

Address: 121 Grant drive 3672 Benalla, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.benallayoga.com

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25.01.2022 Someone suggested we do Get Ups at class on Wed... so I thought why not?... what could go wrong? Feel free to bring your own kid to practice with or happy to provide a couple who may be willing, but they may be a little bigger/heavier than in the video

24.01.2022 Not too bad... Apologies again for canceling the class this morning. The pool had to be done before the rain. Just wanted to say a huge thank you to Carissa for volunteering Rob to drop around this morning to save the day with his pool building skills... much appreciated!... Stay tuned for the latest with the Little Farm of Calm... almost there!

24.01.2022 For those in the know, Kettlebell training gives you a rock solid core. If you train by other means, here’s a quick tip on ab training: 5 Straight Leg Raises is a million times better than doing hundreds of Ab Crunches. Sorry, but we’re gonna have to bust a couple of little fitness myths.... The burn you feel in your gut from high rep Ab Crunches is NOT your exploding fat cells. Its simply lactic acid which slows you down and messes you up. You will not get a six-pack from ab crunches. Staying away from your fridge, eating less and moving your whole body more will put you on the path. High rep crunches do not strengthen your core. They just make your core sore. High reps bypass your fast twitch (ie strength) muscle fibres... therefore, no strength benefit. There is unnecessary load on your lower back and flexion of the spine which is not cool. If you have a bar to hang from, try a few hanging leg raises. It’s low rep and high load (fast twitch / strength fibres)... there’s no compression or strain on your lower back... in fact it’s the opposite. It also takes a fraction of the time for max results. It won’t be just your abs that will get seriously strong, your whole body will thank you.

24.01.2022 We don’t start training until everyone passes the warm up test... we got there eventually

23.01.2022 Olivier getting some great coaching from Kamal. If you want your little champions to play at the highest standard, check out K14 Football Training. The best in the business. Can’t recommend highly enough.

22.01.2022 For those of yous learning how to Deadlift, of if you want to know how to pick up something heavy off the floor (kettlebell, kids toys, or an overfilled Aldi shopping bag), these are the main pointers. Thanks to Patricia, (one of our Melb members) for the demo and for being a good sport!

22.01.2022 If you’re playing with KB swings, here’s a good example of some of the stuff that’s hard to see. The ‘Float’ is when the KB feels weightless while you’re standing in a ‘Tall Plank’. Note how quickly Gab (reps 80 - 90 with 32kg) extends her knees and hips, leaving her with oodles of time in the Float to daydream, think about internet shopping and admire her tight quads, glutes & core.... She has time to imagine that her posture is so straight, that from a side view, she could draw a straight line from her ankle, through her knee, hip, shoulder and ear. If she had a glass of water on her head, it definitely wouldn’t spill. Then, she has time to think about the fun part... ‘Playing Chicken’ with the bell on the way down. The object of the game is to hold your nerve and see how long you can delay hinging your hips to return to the Hike. You win if your elbows connect with the front of your ribs before you hinge. From there, rinse and repeat in reps of 10 for 10 sets. Throw in some Power Push ups & Squat Jumps and see what happens

15.01.2022 Starting the day with some 36kg Kettlebell Swings Benalla Girls!

14.01.2022 Last session she wore a singlet with ‘Progress Not Perfection’. Within a week of obviously practicing Dead-Stop Swings at home, that 20kg looks a bit light... and the form?... can’t fault it. That first rep is out of this world! Nice work Carissa... and of course, the team!

14.01.2022 Got to be in it, to win it! Head on over to the BYC page and pick the winner

13.01.2022 HEY HEY HEY (Snort Snort!)! So, big news, from this Wednesday classes are allowed back inside (with restricted numbers & lots of social distancing). To celebra...te we're starting with Monday 7pm Aerial Yoga back on the schedule from Nov 1st. Book early or miss out! Can't wait to see you there

13.01.2022 Do fewer things better. It’s such a great saying, and couldn’t be more true in the fitness industry. To improve strength & power, the more you do (high reps, high volume, too many different exercises), the less results you’re likely to get.... Add to that little or no recovery between sets, exercises (and training days) and you’ll probably start feeling frustrated with the lack of improvement. Smashing through workouts till you puke and flogging yourself may feel noble and have you thinking that you’re a fitness warrior, but... this is counterproductive to getting results. In the vid, I tried an ultra minimalist approach. It was my Minimum Effective Dose. The Less is More philosophy. The 80/20 rule. And with generous recovery. In this case, I wanted to try the 5 most effective & productive exercises that I know of. Normally I would do only one or two, and training time under 20 min. Warm up: Hindu Push ups, Worlds Greatest Stretch, Hack Squats, KB Arm Bar The exercises (with Kettlebell’s of course): Get ups - 40kg Bent Press - 28kg Snatch - 28kg Swings - 40kg Goblet Squats- 40kg Most of the time during the session was just moving around and recovering between efforts. Very little time was spent lifting. How did it feel? Super!

12.01.2022 Thank you everyone for being so amazing about our re-opening this week We've added more classes to fit you all in starting with Hot Yoga Stretch classes from... TOMORROW (Sunday) Please book early to avoid disappointment as many classes are almost booked out already. Bookings available online via the app as per usual (follow the links via benallayoga.com) or text us on 0417 057 056. Hope to see you all soon!

12.01.2022 This is legit... if you want to live a long, fit, healthy and lean life, put aside 30 min and listen to this man.

10.01.2022 Some early morning reps. Just sharing my silly fitness regime. We know that the Swing is the thing. A fat burning athlete builder. That’s why they are my staple go-to exercise.... Other staples: Goats milk. Sourdough bread (I’m addicted). Blueberry jam. Olive oil. Bone broth. Pasta. Potatoes. Cold showers. Intermittent fasting (2 meals per day). Red wine. Sauna (when I have the time). I don’t follow a diet. I don’t do cardio. (the swings take care of that) I train randomly. A little bit here and there. Anywhere from 5 min practice, to 20 min of focused training 2-3 times per week. Apart from Swings, I practice Get ups, Snatches, and now playing around learning the Bent Press. Sometimes Push ups but not often. We’re all different, but after trying everything over the years, for me, less is more. My strength keeps progressing, and am feeling super. Today it was an old standard... 100 Swings (40kg), and 100 Power Push ups, done in sets of 10. Then a well earned breakfast

09.01.2022 Seems that not everyone has been taking social distancing seriously Since wearing masks is soon coming into effect, we’re gonna have to tweak a few things relating to entry / exit and gathering before classes. In a nutshell, you’ll enter & leave our studio’s with your mask, but luckily we have more than adequate space (between silks and people), and comply with social distancing laws. ... This means that social distancing will always be adhered to, and because you will be in your own designated space, mask will not have to be worn whilst enjoying your class Further details and reminders will be posted over the next couple of days. This is a strange new world we are living in. For now, we will adapt, do the right thing, and we’ll kick this virus where it hurts... stay tuned

09.01.2022 Disappointed in his lacklustre performance in the BYC Cup, Rodney is now on a proper exercise and diet program. Odds are that he will bring home the bacon next year.

09.01.2022 New pants = new muscles Guess who’s now swinging the 32?

09.01.2022 Seems we’ve been doing our core training all wrong. New exercise.. Tomorrow morning at 8:30

06.01.2022 Good-Bye 2020! Thank you for all for your friendship, love and support throughout this challenging year. It’s hard to comprehend everything we’ve all gone through. 2021 is going to be the best. Wishing you all lots of health and happiness, and a somewhat normal life ... And now, here’s some Radiohead for ya... crank the sound

06.01.2022 Peanut Butter... yum...

04.01.2022 Rough as guts and slightly painful to watch. 32 kg Bent Press for the first time. My slack-arse bugger-all approach to training is working great! Hope you’re all good and doing well as we come to the end of 2020.... 2021 is going to be awesome!

04.01.2022 The Anti-Ageing Workout. This is not a BS title. If you want to improve as you get older (yes, even if you’re in your 30’s), read on...... Not saying this bloke is old... far from it!... but he has come such a long way in the last couple of years that it’s not funny... and not even a new hip is slowing him down. As we age, speed goes first. This is why hip fractures are all to common. A little trip, and with no ability to react quickly, people fall and it’s all over. Strength goes next. If you have to ask someone to open the jar of Sweet & Sour Gherkins or have trouble lifting your Aldi shopping bag to throw in the boot of your car, you have lost muscle mass. A sedentary 80 year old has lost half the fast twitch (strength) muscle fibres they had as a 30 year old. Not good. Endurance goes last. If you feel like taking your dog for a walk around the block is starting to feel like you’re about to run a marathon, you are in trouble. The most effective (and possibly the only way) to improve Speed, Strength & Endurance, is to train with powerful, short bursts, with generous recovery between efforts.This method builds strength, power, and endurance (would take too long to go into detail but works like magic). This is recent news to me, but Metcon and HIIT style training does not effectively build all the positive things we seek... the lactic acid, toxic ammonia, free radicals and hydrogen ions that flood your body from high reps and little to no recovery damage your mitochondria and leave you sore and tired after workouts instead of improving and repairing your body. There is a place for Metcons and HIIT, but if you train flat out in that way all the time, how will you improve and get strong? Feeling sore and tired is not an effective measure of a successful and productive workout. Just sayin’

03.01.2022 I know I sound like a broken record promoting the strength & mobility benefits of this exercise. If there was a better exercise out there, we would do it. In the meantime, if you’ve read this, and have a Kettlebell, get back into Get ups! (then add some Swings...)

02.01.2022 Welcome back Sarah and Belle! It’s been a while due to Lockdown (and having kids ), but took only 10 min to get back into the swing of things. Looks like they haven’t missed a beat.